Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Hamilton penalty, Saudi Arabian GP 2024€15,000 fine for impeding Sargeant
OutcomeWarning. The competitor (Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team) is fined €15,000 - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Hamilton unnecessarily impeding Sargeant in Turn 11 at 20:16.
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 16 rulings in 2024: +3 grid ×5 · No action ×5 · Fine ×4
- Regulation cited
- Art. 37.5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Sargeant (Logan Sargeant), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and in-car video evidence and determine that Hamilton impeded Sargeant at Turn 11. As a result, Sargeant had to take evasive action by going off the track to avoid a collision. Had that not been done, t… full reasoning ↗
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